Tennessee Volunteers at Missouri Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Barrett scores career-high 28 points as Missouri beats No. 22 Tennessee 73-69
Trent Burns had seven rebounds and four steals off the bench for the Tigers (19-9, 9-6 Southeastern Conference), who improved to 3-1 at home this season against AP Top 25 opponents and 18-1 when scoring at least 73 points.
Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 19 points, Nate Ament had 17 and Felix Okpara added 15 points and eight rebounds for Tennessee (20-8, 10-5), which had won four consecutive games and eight of the past nine.
Tennessee outrebounded Missouri 42-30 but scored just 20 second-chance points despite grabbing 18 offensive boards. It was the sixth time a ranked Volunteers team lost to an unranked opponent this season.
Bishop Boswell hit a layup with 4 seconds left to cut Missouri’s lead to 71-69, but Jacob Crews made two free throws on the other end to seal the win.
The teams exchanged leads in the second half before Trent Pierce hit a 3-pointer with 10:37 remaining to give the Tigers a 48-45 advantage they did not relinquish.
Barrett dunked to finish a 14-3 run that gave Missouri a 26-24 lead with 1:07 left in the first half before Gillespie scored five straight points to close the period.
Ament drained a 3 with 16:28 remaining in the first half to cap a 10-0 run that put the Volunteers ahead 12-2.
Missouri plays at Mississippi State on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jacob Crews makes free throw 2 of 2 | 69 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jacob Crews makes free throw 1 of 2 | 69 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Felix Okpara. | 69 - 71 |
Statistics
 TENN |
 MIZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-63 | FG | 26-55 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 7-24 | 3PT | 4-17 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 8-14 | FT | 17-22 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 13 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 8 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 63 | Percent Led | 28 |
Game Information
Location: Columbia, MO
Attendance: 11,094 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 25-6 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-9 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 20-12 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |